National Basketball Association
Nebraska 70, Texas Christian 56
When: 2:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 11, 2010
Where: Bob Devaney Sports Center, Lincoln, Nebraska
Officials:
# Brad Ferrie, # Greg Rennegarbe, # Scott Thornley
Attendance:
8057
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Toney McCray finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds and Jorge Brian Diaz added 13 and 12 as Nebraska cruised to a 70-56 victory over Texas Christian on Saturday.
Lance Jeter added 15 points on 6-of-9 shooting for the Cornhuskers, who shot an even 50 percent (24-of-48) in the contest.
Nebraska led 33-24 at the break, holding the Horned Frogs to 30 percent shooting in the first 20 minutes, including 4-of-15 from 3-point range. Diaz controlled the inside, pulling down eight rebounds as the Cornhuskers enjoyed a 23-13 edge on the glass.
TCU (7-4) came back to make it interesting early in the second half, taking a 36-33 lead when Garlon Green drained a 3-pointer at the 16-minute mark. The Horned Frogs stayed close and trailed only 46-45 with 10:58 left. But Nebraska (8-2) took control from there, ripping off a 13-0 spurt and sprinting to the finish.
Nebraska has won six in a row and will play its next five at home before the schedule toughens with back-to-back trips to No. 11 Missouri and No. 4 Kansas in the middle of January.
Top Game Performances
Texas Christian |
|
Nebraska |
Ronnie Moss 14 |
Scoring |
Lance Jeter 15 |
Hank Thorns 4 |
Assists |
Lance Jeter 2 |
Ronnie Moss 5 |
Rebounds |
Jorge Brian Diaz 12 |
Ronnie Moss 1 |
Free Throws Made |
Drake Beranek 3 |
Hank Thorns 3 |
Steals |
Toney McCray 2 |
Sammy Yeager 1 |
Blocks |
Jorge Brian Diaz 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Texas Christian
|
56 |
37.9 |
11-28 |
1-5 |
13 |
22 |
1 |
9 |
|
Nebraska
|
70 |
50.0 |
10-17 |
12-15 |
9 |
37 |
3 |
5 |
|